The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said that the nation’s external reserves appreciated to $43.314 billion, an increase of $6 million as at January 7, 2014.
The CBN made the disclosure through its website.
According to the government bank, the amount represents $42.07 billion in ‘liquid’ while $1.043 billion is in ‘blocked’.
It said also that the reserve appreciated by 2.41 per cent compared with $43.308 billion recorded on January 6.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the amount was the second growth increase in the foreign reserve since May 7, 2013 when it stood at N48.65 billion.
NAN recalls that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had in July 2012 stressed the need for Nigeria to shore up its external reserves.
Okonjo-Iweala had then said that there was the need for the nation to build up the reserves to $50 billion (N77.50 trillion) before the end of 2012.
She said that the reserves needed to be strong enough to help the country in the event of any global economic recession.
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